Mental and Emotional Health of Children Exposed to News Media of Threats and Acts of Terrorism: The Cumulative and Pervasive Effects

Leiner, Marie; Peinado, Jesús; Villanos, María Theresa; Lopez, Isis; Uribe, Ricardo Viguri; Pathak, Indu

doi:10.3389/fped.2016.00026

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“…Continuous repetitions of the terrorism in sound, images/pictures and words can carry the risk of re‐traumatising a person, including children (Fremont and others, ; Leiner and others, ; Pfefferbaum and others, ). Findings from studies on terror attacks and armed conflicts report increased distress in children and young people when they watch the attacks being televised (Pfefferbaum and others, ).…”

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“…through exposure to climate of threat and state of alert) (Pereda, , p. 182). In reaction to terror attacks, children can exhibit transient mild stress reactions to severe prolonged and complicated traumatic grief which can have an impact on their mental and emotional development (Gurwitch, Pfefferbaum & Leftwich, ; Leiner and others, ). Children of different ages understand and react to terrorist attacks differently (Vaplon, ).…”

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“…Exposure to any kind of violence has been acknowledged ‘as an adverse childhood experience that can become a form of victimisation and is considered a basic cause of morbidity and mortality in adults’ (Leiner and others, , p. 2). Thus, the exposure to violence, such as terrorist attacks and armed conflict‐related stressors has the potential to disrupt children's development, directly violate their rights and threaten their chances of survival.…”

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Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Warria

2016

Children & Society

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Terrorist acts are occurring worldwide and there is a growing concern on the impact these events have on children. This qualitative exploratory research project retrospectively explored reflections of how six mothers assisted their children cope with the aftermath of the 2013–2015 terror attacks in Kenya. These data were collected in January and February 2016. Findings indicate that positive and supportive parental responses can be beneficial to a child's well‐being. Opportunities to safeguard children's futures by mitigating harmful consequences of terror attacks through parental involvement are vital in securing the child's rights to survival, development, participation and protection.

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Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Warria

2016

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“…Jackson et al (2011) note that witnessing extreme violence and terrorism on the media has a negative effect on children’s mental and emotional wellbeing. Following this, Leiner et al (2016) put forward suggestions for intervention and preventive measures regarding children’s potential exposure to such media content. In relation to our research premise, a recent study by Williamson and colleagues (2019) found that active, multiple media–related consumption of news and information about terrorism, increased respondents’ fear of terrorism, whereas more passive consumption of television and radio did not have similar effects.…”

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Crime News Consumption and Fear of Violence: The Role of Traditional Media, Social Media, and Alternative Information Sources

Näsi

Tanskanen

Kivivuori

et al. 2020

Crime & Delinquency

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In this article, we examine the correlates of fear of violence in the cross-media landscape. The study draws on the Finnish National Crime Victim Survey ( n = 6,141, respondents aged 15–74 years). First, we examine from what information and media sources respondents receive information on violent crime. We then examine how consumption of different types of media and information sources on violent crime associates with the contemporary experience of fear of street violence, avoidance behavior due to threat of violence, and perceived threat of terrorism to oneself. We also examine whether this association remains when age, gender, education, past victimization, and economic strain are adjusted for.

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“…5 Also, the indirectly exposed children who got the exposure through media coverage of terrorist attacks, may exhibit the clinically significant psychological and emotional effects. 6 This childhood exposure (direct/indirect) of terrorism increases the chances of developing the emotional symptoms if the episode is repeated in adult life. 5 Considerable work is done in developed countries to explore the impact of terrorism in directly and indirectly exposed populations 6,7 however, the findings do not apply to Pakistan due to the marked differences in the socio-cultural, geographical and political aspects.…”

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Army Public School Terrorist Attack - Perceptions and Experiences of school children of Karachi

Musharraf¹,

Baig²,

Baig³

2022

Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: To explore the experiences and perceptions of school children of Karachi after the Army Public School (APS) attack. Methods: It was a qualitative transcendental phenomenological study. Data collection started nine months after the attack, in September 2015, and continued till November 2019. Study participants were school children from Army, Government, and Private schools. The sampling strategy was convenience. Data collection of 53 students was done by focus group discussions and in depth interviews. Data analysis was performed using the phenomenological analytical techniques of Colaizzi. Results: Inductive analysis of the qualitative data gave rise to three themes - The journey beyond fear, Response of parents and schools and Role of media. Conclusion: The study concluded that the APS attack was the source of emotional distress and fear for the school children of Karachi as they personalized the event due to the nature of the attack. Immediately after the incident, they were in anger, grief, and fear, which altered their daily life activities and caused apprehensions in socializing and attending school. However, later they became highly motivated to study and gained courage. This motivation is revenge from terrorists as they wanted to keep children away from schools. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5596 How to cite this:Musharraf M, Baig LA, Baig ZA. Army Public School Terrorist Attack - Perceptions and Experiences of school children of Karachi. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(7):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5596 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Mental and Emotional Health of Children Exposed to News Media of Threats and Acts of Terrorism: The Cumulative and Pervasive Effects

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Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Crime News Consumption and Fear of Violence: The Role of Traditional Media, Social Media, and Alternative Information Sources

Army Public School Terrorist Attack - Perceptions and Experiences of school children of Karachi

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